A survey is now live on our sister site, Mobile Choice, taking votes for the best provider, and rating companies for speed, coverage and reliability. There are just five easy questions involving either a drop-down menu or a tick box.

Consumers are being invited to take part in the survey, and one lucky participant will win a slim laptop.

The consumer’s voice will form an important component to the overall judging, but the category will also go to our panel of mobile retail experts who will debate each provider for reliability, returns and the clarity of its proposition.

All of the networks offer mobile broadband, but there has appeared confusion from consumers with conflicting experiences on coverage and speeds.

Soheb Panja, from Mobile, said: ‘Mobile broadband has undoubtedly been the big area of growth over the last year or so. We felt it was important to recognise the sector in our awards and we will, of course, by applying the rigorous and credible judging process that the Mobile Industry Awards is renowned for.’